Chapter 227 Looking for help

Author: Glorious Rabbit

Chapter 227 Looking for help

Cao Xian was copying a bamboo slip, but he secretly looked out the window from time to time. At this time, Yuan Xi’s bedroom window was put down, and the light inside was turned off.

She yelled, bit her pen and muttered, "Why is it so early today?"

Seeing her absent-minded look, Cai Zhaoji, who was paced around the room, held the bamboo slip and slapped Cao Xian on the shoulder, making fun of him: "It's okay to be distracted, but don't write a wrong word."

Cao Xian looked down and saw that the last two words were written incorrectly. She took the linen stained with water, carefully wiped the ink marks, and turned around and smiled, "Sister's eyes are so good. You can still see me writing incorrectly from such a distance.

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Cai Zhaoji smiled and said, "I'm just used to it. My mother died early. Many of my father's classics were compiled and copied by me. I have written a lot of words since I was a child."

Cao Xian wiped the bamboo slips dry and put them in neatly. He said enviously: "Our family has much fewer classics than my sister's house, and my calligraphy is also very average. I am afraid that I will never be able to write as well as my sister."

Cai Zhaoji said: "You are so old and have a bright future. The master of writing this classic is extremely important. I gave it to you because he is most at ease."

After hearing this, Cao Xian sighed and said, "Why do I think the young master appreciates me more than his female virtues like appearance?"

Cai Zhaoji heard this and smiled and said, "What's wrong with that?"

“Isn’t this your strength?”

Cao Xian approached Cai Yan and pointed to the dark Yuan Xi bedroom outside the window. A vague voice came from inside, "The lady's appearance is really unspeakable. Does the young master bully her like a bully of her sister?"

Cai Zhaoji was stunned, "What are you bullying me?"

Cao Xian said mysteriously: "I heard my sister crying in the young master's house several times at night, right?"

Cai Zhaoji's face became hot when she heard this, and she gently hit Cao Xian and said angrily: "At a young age, there is something messy in her mind."

Cao Xian didn't understand why, and thought to himself that he wanted to hide it. Let's see if I catch the current situation one day and see how the young master bullies the fellow men.

The changes that happened in Xuzhou have spread throughout the states.

Chen Deng got up from the inn early in the morning, thinking that there was no progress in Yecheng in the past half month, so it would be meaningless to stay there.

Yuan left him alone, and he was already mentally prepared. After all, at the beginning, Yuan only verbally supported Liu Bei to obtain Xuzhou. In terms of relationships, Cao Cao was much closer than Liu Bei.

Chen Deng has seen these days that many people in Yecheng are more inclined to Cao Cao. Now Cao Cao's army is approaching Tancheng, Xiapi under the banner of rescuing Xuzhou. Chen Deng understands that this must be bad intentions.

If Cao Cao had occupied Xuzhou, he would definitely not have spit out the fat piece, but for local gentry like Chen Deng, this was almost the worst case.

Cao Cao's two slaughter of Xuzhou has already formed a gang between the Xuzhou gentry. It can be said that no matter who occupied Xuzhou, the resistance will not be as great as Cao Cao.

But Cao Cao and Yuan Shao have a good relationship, and Jizhou cannot count on him. Chen Deng’s only hope now is Yuan Xi. If he can conquer Yuyang, go south from Qingzhou to Xuzhou, and join forces with Liu Bei, he might be able to save half of Xuzhou.

But it's only half.

Chen Deng felt that the six counties of Xuzhou, Guangling and Xia Pi fell into Sun Ce's hands, and they were afraid they would never be able to get them back.

He sighed. Liu Bei was a good lord, but unfortunately no one of his officials now agreed to each other, especially the person who could not suppress Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who was determined, led to so many problems.

He had a meal, started packing his bags, and prepared to return.

What Chen Deng didn't expect was that a group of urgent letters came from the post station at this time, one of which was given to him.

After receiving it, Chen Deng couldn't help but open his eyes wide. The letter was written to him by Yuan Xi, but the sign of the sending place was sent by Xuzhou!

After he carefully read the content of the letter, he was even more shocked. Yuan Xi attacked Yuyang openly, secretly passed the Youzhou sea route, went straight to Xuzhou, and went directly from the Yangtze River to the Guangling City, the base camp behind Sun Ce, and sneaked into Guangling!

Now Sun Ce has returned to the army to rescue, and has been attacking Guangling several times, and the two sides are in a stalemate.

Yuan Xi sent a letter from the water and told Chen Deng that he had concealed his purpose before, but he had to prevent the secret from leaking, which would not be effective as a surprise weapon.

Now he is fulfilling his promise and helping Liu Bei retake Xuzhou.

Chen Deng saw it and stood up excitedly. Yuan Xi was indeed a believer and did not disappoint himself!

He continued to look and his face began to be serious.

The letter also said that Sun Ce and Yuan Xi had arguing with each other and attacked Guangling for days. Although there was no problem in defending the city for the time being, Yuan Xi was worried that Cao Cao would reap the benefits of the fisherman and took the opportunity to capture Tancheng, Xia Pi.

However, it was inconvenient for Yuan Xi to mobilize troops, so he could only barely stop Sun Ce, and Xia Pi could not take it into consideration.

If Liu Bei wanted to retake Xia Pi, he could only find another reinforcement.

So in the letter, Yuan Xi told Chen Deng that if he wanted to help Liu Bei turn the tables, there was only one person in Yecheng who could help Liu Bei.

Yuan Tan, who just returned from Qingzhou.

But if you want to seek his help, you will have to pay the corresponding price.

Chen Deng thought about Yuan Xi's words in the letter, and suddenly realized that Liu Bei had something Yuan Tan needed in his hand!

He quickly asked the servant to stop, took out all the gifts that were not given out in his luggage, wrote Zhang Mingshu, and took him to visit Yuan Tan.

Yuan Tan was talking to some strategists in his mansion. As the Chinese New Year approached, he arranged the Qingzhou affairs and came back to meet Yuan Shao.

But he was a little irritated at the moment. Xun Chen appeared fewer and fewer than the major strategists who were close to him. Only Guo Tu and Xin Ping Xinpi brothers still supported him.

Although the Yuan Shang faction's advisers were somewhat restricted, their situation was much better than Yuan Tan.

Now Yuan Shang is becoming more and more powerful. Most of the gentry in Yecheng have defected to Yuan Shang. After all, everyone sees the general trend, and Yuan Shang will definitely be the future lord of Jizhou.

As a result, Yuan Tan felt very uncomfortable. Although Yuan Xi helped him block the adoption, his disadvantages became increasingly greater and he could not think of a solution.

This time he returned to Jizhou, he told Yuan Shao about the difficult situation of the bandits on Mount Tai.

He had occupied Qingzhou for almost two years, but the only friend of Qingxu, who was in the deep mountains, had no choice but to have hundreds of thousands of Tai bandits in the Tai Mountains, and Yuan Shao was also very unhappy about this.

Yuan Tan understood that if he could do anything to fight against the bandits of Mount Tai, his position in Yuan Shao's heart would plummet.

However, hundreds of thousands of bandits in Taishan were really difficult to deal with. Yuan Tan wanted to seek Yuan Shao's help, but all the money, grain, soldiers and horses in Jizhou were transferred by Yuan Shang. Now Yuan Shang is waiting to see Yuan Tan's joke, so how could he send troops quickly?

Yuan Tanzheng was worried that a guard had a rumor, saying that the Xuzhou envoy, the Agricultural Disciple, Chen Deng, asked for a visit.

When Yuan Tan heard Chen Deng’s name, he knew the other party’s purpose and said unhappily: “The Yuan-Liu Alliance, if you want to save Xuzhou, it is also my third brother who takes action. I can’t take care of myself, so where can I get the spare energy to help him?”

"Let him go back."

The guard went out and would not come back for a while, and said, "Then Chen Deng said that it was Mr. Yuan Xi who asked him to come."

When Yuan Tan heard this, he pondered. What did Yuan Xi ask Chen Deng to do?

Yuan Xi is a man with far-sighted intentions and will never ask someone to ask him for no reason. Thinking of this, Yuan Tan said, "Let him come in."

After a while, Chen Deng walked in slowly and said, "Xuzhou Chen Deng, pay homage to the envoy."

At that time, the governors of the state were all called envoys, and at this time, there were four Yuan people in the world who could be called envoys.

Yuan Shao, the governor of Jizhou, Yuan Shu, the governor of Yangzhou, Yuan Tan, the governor of Qingzhou, and Yuan Xi, the governor of Youzhou.

Yuan Shu, who occupied part of Jingzhou, Yuzhou and Yangzhou, was not a governor or governor of a state, but a military position. He served as the Yin of Henan, the General of the Hu Ben, and the former general. Later, after joining forces with Sun Jian, he expressed his views on his role as the Minister of State.

Sun Jian was the governor of Yuzhou and was proclaimed himself the governor of Yangzhou.

The Yuan family occupies nearly half of the thirteen states in the world, and is in the limelight. The four people's state governors are all self-proclaimed, but strictly speaking, there are big differences.

The official positions of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are more legitimate than Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi, which involves the restrictions on Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi intentionally or unintentionally.

When Yuan Tan saw Chen Deng coming in, he nodded and said, "Mr. Wenlong, please sit down. Come today, what's wrong?"

Chen Deng told Liu Bei about the difficulties and finally said: "If you can help Liu Yuzhou solve the difficulties in Xuzhou, Xuzhou will do his best to help the bandits in Taishan in the future."

After hearing this, Guo Tu said, "Mr. Wenlong understands the need for the young master, but Liu Yuzhou cannot protect himself. Most of Xuzhou has been lost and the soldiers are dispersed. How can we talk about future matters?"

After hearing this, Chen Deng said, "The Good Master Knows that Mr. Xianyi has taken action and occupied Guangling City."

Several strategists were shocked when they heard this, and Xin Ping said in dismay: "How is it possible? Isn't Mr. Xianyi fighting in Yuyang?"

Chen Deng said about Yuan Xi’s letter, “Deng came here this time, and it was also a guide for Mr. Xianyi, saying that now is an excellent opportunity.”

"Once Xuzhou is pacified, the envoy can transport troops by sea, attacking the Tai bandits from both sides of the north and south, and no longer be blocked by them."

After hearing this, Yuan Tan began to ponder.

The reason why the Taishan bandits became a stubborn disease is that there are large areas of deep mountains between Qingzhou, which are difficult for horses and infantry to enter, and Taishan bandits hide in it and are difficult for them to eliminate, just like Zhang Yan's Black Mountain bandits.

Xin Pi stroked his beard and sighed: "Young Master Xianyi is really using troops like a god. He attacked Yuyang on the open and went to Guangling on the secret. This wonderful move of chess revitalized the situation in Xuzhou."

"In this way, Mr. Xiansi can indeed dispatch troops in Qingzhou, go directly to Haixi and Liu Yuzhou to merge and attack Xiapi through sea boats."

"But the mobilization of troops, money and food is very expensive. If Xuzhou has no expression, I'm afraid Mr. Xiansi will not be able to explain it."

After hearing this, Yuan Tan nodded in agreement.

Chen Deng thought to himself that this was the difference between Yuan Xi and Yuan Tan. Although everyone knew that Xuzhou would inevitably pay a price, Yuan Xi would fight before he could fight before he could fight before he could negotiate, and Yuan Tan would fight before he could judge the right thing.

Chen Deng pondered for a while and said, "Liu Yuzhou has to decide on the territory."

"But one other thing, Deng can make a promise for Liu Yuzhou in advance."

"Prince Xiansi is Maocai."

As soon as this happened, Yuan Tan immediately moved.
Chapter completed!